A History of Tufted Rugs

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Catherine Evans Whitener revives hand tufting near Dalton
Illustration, not the item itself: Mrs. J. A. Green and son Allen Burton making tufted bedspreads on U.S. Highway 41, 1933

Catherine Evans Whitener revives hand tufting near Dalton

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Made by
Catherine Evans Whitener
Date
c. 1895–1900
Place
Dalton, Georgia
Themes
Chenille & candlewick, Machine tufting & Dalton
View at the source Cited in chapter 2, note 22Cited in chapter 4, note 1

Cite this source

Catherine Evans Whitener. “Catherine Evans Whitener revives hand tufting near Dalton,” c. 1895–1900. georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/chenille-bedspreads.

Research notes

Made a candlewick bedspread by sewing thick yarn into muslin and shrinking it to lock the tufts — the origin story of the chenille bedspread industry and, eventually, tufted carpet.